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as in to collapse
to be unsuccessful
a time when businesses were cratering left and right
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2
as in to plunge
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
the stock price cratered when the company filed for Chapter 11
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as in cave
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Recent Examples of crater
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 July 2025
The suit also argued that the move to zone students to another traditional middle school in the area would crater both its enrollment and funding and could ultimately force LEAD Cameron to close.
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Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Rescue teams began searching for the daredevil and found his body about three feet below the crater's water surface after rescue efforts that lasted about four and a half hours.
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Adam England,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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Years later, as his time in office comes toward a close, McConnell is now pushing to close that loophole — but a number of Kentucky farmers and advocates say his proposal could crater a growing industry in the Bluegrass State.
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Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 July 2025
The suit also argued that the move to zone students to another traditional middle school in the area would crater both its enrollment and funding and could ultimately force LEAD Cameron to close.
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Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Noun
In several photos and videos posted on social media, the 30-year-old can be seen descending the sheer face of the crater and gripping handholds while performing various acrobatic tricks before falling into the volcanic waters below.
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Rescue teams began searching for the daredevil and found his body about three feet below the crater's water surface after rescue efforts that lasted about four and a half hours.
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Adam England,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crater
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When AllHere collapsed in mid-2024, the district — with Carvalho’s support — launched an internal review.
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At least 383 buildings and over 1,000 other structures had collapsed or were heavily affected, and officials were still assessing the damage.
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Sweeney also modeled a plunging black bralette from the same line.
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On the eve of the 2024 Summer Olympics, hosted by Paris, a wetsuited Hidalgo had plunged herself into the Seine.
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Now, visitors to Peleliu can explore the island’s cave systems and see tanks, cannons and other objects left in situ.
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And who can forget the frightening ice cave robot named Box, perfectly portrayed by Roscoe Lee Brown inside a shiny android suit?
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This one kinda flopped Stateside but was pretty big around the world.
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The record flopped — but their next, Sounds of Silence, fared better, thanks to their sumptuous harmonies and Garfunkel’s hauntingly emotive voice.
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The numbers behind the downturn Wine consumption has dipped to historic lows.
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Saturday highs will dip to the mid-70s due to rain and clouds.
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There is a parallel track in Sanders’s life; one that leads towards the deep caverns of the manosphere.
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Moaning Caverns and Calaveras cave tours Calaveras County's caverns offer guided underground tours, dramatic cave formations and a cooler alternative on hot summer days.
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The biggest transaction of his tenure occurred when Shohei Ohtani left the Angels after six seasons for the Dodgers in late 2023, the Angels failing to trade Ohtani for prospects before Ohtani became a free agent.
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Twice already, in November of 2025 and February of this year, the seven states involved in re-negotiating water rights and use along with the 100-year old treaty kicked the can down the road and failed to come to an agreement on water sharing.
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So far, Milei has defended his Cabinet chief, even as the scandal damaged his government’s public image, constrained his political leverage in negotiations with allies and undermined his communication about spending cuts to Argentines scraping by on salaries that increasingly fall behind inflation.
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As opposed to the first film, where a good girl falls for a bad boy, the sequel turns the concept upside down, with Pfeiffer playing the bad girl who falls for a good boy.
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“Crater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crater. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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